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rhodes32/stony matt??

updated tue 24 jan 06

 

JOYCE LEE on sun 22 jan 06


I'm still trying to figure out what a stony matt glaze looks like......
yes, for shame, without committing myself first to a test firing.
If I have no concept of how it might look and feel, then a test
isn't really going to tell me if a specific recipe achieves that
look, right?

If I receive no response with this post, then I guess I'll have to bite
the dratted bullet and mix a stony matt AND Rhodes 32..... fire
both...... then compare to see which I prefer.=20

Come to think of it,
that doesn't sound all that time consuming, and clearly isn't a
difficult task for one who survived happily Robin Hopper's Glaze
and Colour Development two week workshop where she completed
over 1,500 test tiles. These were all ^6 oxidation because that's what
I had available at the time. After viewing miles of ^10 reduction test
tiles by other workshopmates, I returned home and ordered my Geil.
At that time, there was little comparison between oxidation and
reduction.... however, that was pre-John's and Ron's eye-opener tome,
Mastering Cone Six Glazes.

Thank you for your attention.

Joyce
In the Mojave where we found a DEAD roadrunner in the glaze room when
we cleaned it this week. So sad. They ARE vicious birds of prey, but
they're also wonderfully entertaining to watch, as well as to listen to =
all
their calls, which seem designed to fool the ear into believing a crying =
puppy
is nearby, among other equally innocent sounding, and luring, calls.

Dannon Rhudy on mon 23 jan 06


Joyce, a stony matt is a much drier surface than
a buttery matt glaze. It feels rougher to the touch,
and is less reflective to the eye. Good for some
things. Wouldn't want it on my plate, too scritchy.

That said, you're still going to have to try it in your
kiln to see. Some glazes that are labeled "stony
matt" aren't really, and some matts are stony without
saying so. Rhodes 32 is a buttery matt glaze - feels
wonderful to the touch.

regards

Dannon Rhudy

Donald G. Goldsobel on mon 23 jan 06


Joyce,

When you think stoney matt, think of an eggshell or a piece of unfinished
granite. The surface has no sheen or mirror qualities. When photographed,
there are no hot spots. I have a glaze called egg shell and it is just off
white and as dull as a stone. I use it with other glazes or as a sealer
under other glazes to keep iron spots from coming through - like in a pretty
white stone where with some iron freckles. Goode luck with thirty 32 it is
not as flat as a true stone matt, more like a quartz pebble, nice buttery
feel.

Donald



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JOYCE LEE on mon 23 jan 06


Thank you, Donald. I'm beginning to get the picture finally.....
your eggshell description helps.... it's literally been years since I
began thinking about this stony matt
glaze, but haven't taken any steps to answer my own questions.

When you say you use it with other glazes, are you talking about
layering or??? I know I'll have a much, much better feel for it
once I've run my own tests, but my foot dragging on this one
issue has become an obstacle that I fear I've become comfortable
having in my potter's life.

Do you ever do that? Create obstacles and then find them
insurmountable without help? I'm sure there must be a label for
such a condition. Since I created the obstacle, it would be logical
to assume that I could remove it or invent a way around it/over it/
through it. But, no, I sit and whine that I don't know what to do
because it's all too much for me..... all done with an accompanying
wringing of hands. So thanks, buds, for treating my issue with
greater respect than it deserves.

Thanks for taking your time to answer...... many responses off line
as well as on. Whatta crew.

Joyce
In the Mojave desert of California USA



----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald G. Goldsobel"
To:
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: Rhodes32/stony Matt??


> Joyce,
>
> When you think stoney matt, think of an eggshell or a piece of unfinished
> granite. The surface has no sheen or mirror qualities. When photographed,
> there are no hot spots. I have a glaze called egg shell and it is just off
> white and as dull as a stone. I use it with other glazes or as a sealer
> under other glazes to keep iron spots from coming through - like in a
pretty
> white stone where with some iron freckles. Goode luck with thirty 32 it
is
> not as flat as a true stone matt, more like a quartz pebble, nice buttery
> feel.
>
> Donald
>
>
>
>
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Dannon Rhudy on mon 23 jan 06


Joyce said:
> Do you ever do that? Create obstacles and then find them
> insurmountable without help? I'm sure there must be a label for such a
condition...........

No, Joyce. You are the ONLY person who has ever
done anything like that. I recommed counseling. Or
possibly a day off thinking of other things. There's another possibility,
but I'm not gonna tell what it is.

I am not absolutely sure, but I think there are counselors
in CA, one or two at least. And, you can go online, now,
to find counselors. But clayart is best.

regards

Dannon Rhudy

Lee Love on tue 24 jan 06


Got some new pots in the mail over New Years. I put up a photo of a
yunomi. I think it is MacKenzie's brown mat over MacKenzie shino:

http://claycraft.blogspot.com/

I like the color variation. Texture is same as shino.

--
Lee Love
in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.org
http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/ My Photo Logs

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

--Leonardo da Vinci